My blogging battery is low this week, so it\u2019s time to dig in my bag of tricks and produce a treat. Oops, wrong holiday: Christmas looms, not Halloween. I must have misplaced my calendar or some such shit.<\/p>\n
2025 has been a brutal year for those of us who care about democracy and fundamental human decency. That\u2019s why I\u2019m posting this early in the holiday season. We need a break from MAGA madness. Music is a short-term answer to what ails us.<\/p>\n
This post debuted in 2022.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s rock with Santa and Elvis.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m slowly easing into the holiday spirit with the help of spirits. Whiskey makes the eggnog go down easy. This year I\u2019m working on a big ass bottle of Jack Daniels given to me a few Carnivals ago by my late friend Michael Homan<\/a>. I might as well dedicate the post to him. I miss trading insults with you, unkind sir. Cheers.<\/p>\n This was a fairly easy dozen to compile. I expect to get brickbats over omitting that hippie dippy Lennon Christmas song. Never cared for it. I do, however, like it more than Imagine<\/em>. Of course, I like most things more than Imagine.<\/em><\/p>\n This post is arranged in chronological order and reflects my personal taste.<\/p>\n Seasons Greetings from a guy whose favorite fictional Christmas characters are Scrooge, Mr. Potter, and the Grinch; two of whom make appearances in this post. Sorry, Ebenezer. Maybe next time.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s rock.<\/p>\n We begin with the King:<\/p>\n